Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 272

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Special Side Story Episode 3

“But I’m just a lover. Lovers can change at any time, can’t they?”

The conversation had returned to the beginning again. Seisian pressed his forehead at Jeon’s almost unreasonable attitude.

―Oh, my head.

“That’s why I need to get married.”

―What?

“I’m going to bring Anelli with me when I visit the Mage Tower this time. I absolutely must succeed with this proposal then.”

If they were bound by social obligations and responsibilities at the very least, if they became a relationship that would leave records and documents forever, wouldn’t his anxiety improve a little?

It wasn’t that he doubted her love, but Jeon wanted to completely block the possibility of someone else interfering within the scope of his abilities. Compared to uncertain and uncontrollable forces like gods or miracles, paperwork was a relationship he could secure very reliably.

In fact, he had been thinking about marriage for a very long time. He had calculated far more expected outcomes than when creating new magical formulas. But while he was approaching it so carefully, Heinrih had announced his royal engagement first!

―…Do I really need to know about your proposal plans too?

“Teacher is currently at the Mage Tower! While I’m here, Teacher should decorate the Mage Tower for me! There aren’t many people who can cast magic extensive enough to cover the entire outer wall of the Mage Tower!”

The moment it was decided that he would propose at the Mage Tower, completely transforming the drab and monotonous outer walls of the Mage Tower naturally became a necessary process. Excluding the fact that it was a meaningful place to him, Jeon recognized more objectively than anyone how bleak a stone tower the current Mage Tower was.

If he had resided at the Mage Tower instead of Beladia Castle, he would have long ago tried to change the atmosphere by diligently planting flowers. Flowers were beautiful to look at and fragrant, making them perfect for masking the musty smell of gloomy mages and refreshing the atmosphere.

How unfortunate it was that there wasn’t a single mage in the Mage Tower with such aesthetic sense.

―Why should I…?

“Are you planning to ruin your only disciple’s future like this?”

―If it’s a future that would be ruined by something like that, first step down from that Tower Lord position. I’ll sit there again.

Seisian replied in a fed-up tone. Well, Jeon also wanted to cast off this cumbersome title if he could. It wasn’t as if his magical abilities would disappear just because he wasn’t the Mage Tower Lord, and becoming Tower Lord only increased his workload.

If Teacher’s health had permitted, he would still be planting flowers at Beladia Castle as the Mage Tower Lord’s successor.

Jeon, who had been quietly looking at his gaunt Teacher’s face visible even through the unclear communication device, pouted his lips.

“How can you take back what you’ve given? Besides, Anelli said that being a Mage Tower Lord looks better than just being a mage.”

―Do you have any awareness of being a Mage Tower Lord? What on earth are you lacking!

“Don’t go around saying such doting things. How could a mere Mage Tower Lord dare to be equal to a Reviver?”

―Oh my, I won’t die a natural death.

“More importantly, I’ve conceived a few ideas, so please take a look. The current Mage Tower is too ugly. I’d like to decorate it more beautifully…”

Letting the familiar nagging go in one ear and out the other, Jeon enthusiastically laid out his plans. While it was true that his anxiety had increased due to Anelli’s firm answer, he had no intention of postponing the proposal.

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While there might not be a correct answer for proposals, there should still exist commonly shared sentiments among people. Jeon had been investigating people’s proposal methods early on to create a perfect proposal without any likes or dislikes.

Giving a bouquet and ring in a romantic location, creating a surprising situation with multiple helpers, or confessing quietly but sincerely in a secret place with just the two of them…

Jeon thought Anelli would accept any approach with a smile as long as it wasn’t too complicated. More precisely, it would be correct to say he believed her love for him was solid enough to accept any style of proposal.

So there were actually no major problems during preparation. Jeon had set his goal early on to create what he considered the most beautiful scenery and complete the most beautiful time and memories.

He had been thinking he should show her around the Mage Tower sometime anyway. The Mage Tower was the most comfortable and cozy space in Jeon’s life, and excluding Anelli, it was the place that had the greatest influence on his life—a location deeply meaningful to him in many ways.

So decorating the entire Mage Tower to use as a proposal location was personally a meaningful choice.

Of course, even Mage Tower mages couldn’t use the Mage Tower like private property. In that sense, becoming the Mage Tower Lord was truly perfect timing. It wouldn’t seem strange at all for the Mage Tower Lord to decorate the Mage Tower as a proposal location! Well, if anyone complained, he could slightly elevate the Tower Lord’s authority.

In short, Jeon was confident. He had prepared very carefully from the planning stage!

However, the moment he arrived in Aswud, the region where the Mage Tower was located, he had a premonition. That today’s fortune would be anything but ordinary. Of all days, the day that should be most perfect, the day he planned to propose…

“Now, this place right here is Aswud…!”

The arm stretched proudly toward the front trembled slightly. Anelli, who didn’t notice that subtle shaking, walked out of the Warp Gate and looked around with a blank expression.

“The Mage Tower is closer to the city center than I thought?”

Anelli, visiting this place for the first time, was busy exploring the unfamiliar location without feeling anything strange at all.

‘…What?’

Only Jeon, who had been expecting Anelli’s surprised face, was busy hiding his flustered expression.

“If you didn’t tell me, no one would know this was the path to the Mage Tower.”

Where they stood looked no different from any village street. The problem was that the scenery Jeon had prepared was nothing like this ordinary scenery.

He had definitely scattered red rose petals on the path leading to the Mage Tower, decorating it beautifully like a red carpet… He had deliberately snuck out at dawn without Anelli knowing, wandered around the dawn market to procure fresh and beautiful red roses, and scattered a whole cart full of them!

“…While essential living facilities do exist inside the Mage Tower, for the daily lives of the mages, well. Since there aren’t just one or two mages, shops and such naturally formed around the Mage Tower.”

Though he couldn’t understand why such a clean and ordinary street was spread before his eyes, Jeon calmly guided Anelli for now.

“But where’s the Mage Tower?”

“It’s at the end of this road. Because barriers are constantly active, you can’t see the Mage Tower with the naked eye, and you can enter only with guidance from a Mage Tower mage.”

“I thought the Mage Tower would be sitting alone in some remote mountain.”

“Yes, many people think that. Looking at history, there were actually times like that. It’s not entirely wrong either. For free research or magical experiments, it’s safer to maintain a certain distance from civilian residential areas…”

When content about a field he knew came up, Jeon unconsciously continued his explanation rapidly. Then he belatedly came to his senses and smiled awkwardly.

“Ah, this kind of thing is boring for you, isn’t it?”

“I didn’t know today’s schedule was ‘Mage Tower History Lecture.'”

“Of course not! I wouldn’t have brought you all the way here just to ramble on about stuffy things!”

Jeon jumped up and waved his hands dismissively. His consciousness was already half elsewhere due to the fact that he had to realize the grand plan of proposing, so he felt unnecessarily stung by a single remark.

Anelli, who had widened her eyes at his exaggerated reaction, soon chuckled and shrugged her shoulders.

“You don’t need to worry so much. Just exploring an unfamiliar place after so long is interesting enough.”

Not a speck of suspicion was evident in her voice. She looked like someone who believed without a doubt that Jeon would never hide anything from her. Thanks to that, Jeon felt even more awkward.

Even though proposing wasn’t a bad thing and was meant to maximize the other person’s emotion, the fact that he had prepared something he hadn’t told Anelli about in advance pricked his conscience.

“…Haha.”

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